Events of June 23, 24 and 25, 2017

Downtown Jackson Farmers Market is open today and Saturday from 9am to 2pm.  A variety of farmers and seasonal vendors featured at Grand River Farmers Market, corner of Glick and Mechanic Street.  Sponsored by the Jackson DDA. 

Downtown Jackson Cruise In.  Join us for our family oriented event featuring classic cars on display throughout the Downtown Streets of Jackson. The event takes place from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Michigan Ave and surrounding streets. There will be a variety of vendors at this event including food trucks. Bring your family and friends to Downtown Jackson to enjoy summer evenings checking out classic cruisers! Big Thank You to our “Fast Lane” sponsor Experience Jackson!  The Cruise In will be going on from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.  There will be vendors including food trucks.  If you are interested in vending please visit www.jacksonDDA.org/forms for the Cruise In vending application.   ATTENTION Cruisers: Please do not begin parking downtown until 5 p.m. Thank you!

Summer Solstice Party with Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers.  This year’s JSO Summer Solstice Party is a collaboration with the Michigan Theatre of Jackson and Jackson’s Downtown Development Authority’s Jammin in Jackson summer concert series!   Sponsors: CP Federal Credit Union, County National Bank, Michigan Theatre of Jackson, Jackson Symphony Orchestra. 
The concert party will coincide with June’s Cruise-In and will be a FREE event! There will be food trucks, and beer and wine will be for sale inside the fenced off concert area in Horace Blackman Park and CP Federal City Square. 

Massachusetts-based singer/songwriter, Heather Maloney opens the show so you’ll want to make sure you’re there early.   This is sure to be a great night of live music and this year’s headliners are Michigan’s own, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers whose new album, Pluto, came out on March 31st.
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will make a sprightly young groove doctor out of anyone. With spectacular energy pulsating from every member of the band, the Rainbow Seekers could illuminate the very chambers of Heaven. Lead singer Joe Hertler splashes through lyrical puddles of golden rain, leaving his audience wearing flowery crowns and bubbling smiles. 

Summer Bling Benefit Jewelry Sale.  First Congregational Church, 120 N. Jackson St., adjacent to the Jackson Cruise-In.  What goes better with shiny cars than shiny jewelry? It’s the Summer BLING! sale to benefit the Jackson Personal Care Ministry. Hundreds of gently used earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and more will be offered at summer sale prices, most no more than $8. The Jackson Personal Care Ministry will soon begin its sixth year of assisting over 100 needy Jackson Country residents each week with soap, shampoo, toothpaste, detergent and other non-food necessities.

The Michigan Center Lions 60th Annual Carp Carnival continues today through Sunday.  The Carp Carnival featuring carnival rides and midway. Beer tent with live music and tons of vendors! This years carp fishing tournament has a $1,000 taged fish released.  The Carnival is held at Leoni Township Park on Michigan Center Lake, downtown Michigan Center.

Saturday, June 24

The 9th Annual Mick’s Family Bicycle Ride, starting at 9am at P&T Fitness, 225 North Jackson Street.  Family Bicycle Ride and Tour celebrating the life of Mick Webster who lost her 6 year battle with malignant melanoma in 2006. Bike routes are 18, 28, 50 miles and 100K. Check our web for more information and registration or call 517-789-6362. All proceeds will benefit the Relay for Life.  Lunch following the ride, snacks and support along the routes.

Marshall Motors Cancer Benefit Cruise-In, Saturday, June 24, 10am to 4pm. Event will be held at the Marshall Estate, 6161 Baldwin Road, Grass Lake.  Food and beverage will be available for a small fee.  Dash Plaques for the first 100 vehicles.  The event grounds feature a vintage General Store,  Gas Station and Playground.  There will be a  Burn Out Pit, pin-striping demonstration and plenty of things to see and do!  All Make And Models Are Welcome.

Irish Hills Lake and Home Tour.  Saturday, June 24, 10am to 7pm.  Take a guided boat tour on 5 different lakes to experience lake living in the Irish HIlls!  Purchase wristband at www.IrishHills.com where you’ll find more information.

Downtown Brooklyn Open Air Farmers’ Market, Saturday, June 24th, 9am to 3pm.Enjoy a fresh selection of locally grown Vegetables, Fruits, Eggs and more.  Located off the downtown “square” in The Breakfast Club Café’s parking lot (formerly Evelyn Bay). Parking: Downtown Brooklyn offers many spaces to park right in the main square. There is also a Public parking lot located on West Street.  This is a FREE Community Event.  If you are interested in becoming a vendor for this Market, please contact Mary or Tiffany by phone: 517.938.5132 or by email: thebreakfastclubcafe132@gmail.com

Backyard Beer Brawl at 127 Brewing. Saturday, June 24.  Noon to 8PM.  This is a summer festival and home brewers’ competition where you can enjoy live music, great food, and good company along with all of 127’s beer. The winner will also have a chance to brew on our system and take home all of the bragging rights that go with winning a brew-off! We will have door prizes and give-a-ways all day.  Please register at the brewery, by email 127brewing@gmail.com, or by phone 517-258-1364. Fire up those boil kettles and bring your A game, because this is a back yard brawl and only one will be be brewed!  3090 Shirley Drive, Jackson.

A Wild Life: Works by Pauline Pierce Harmon.  Gallery Talk, Saturday, June 24th 1 p.m. Ella Sharp Museum.  Jackson artist Pauline Pierce Harmon shares her love of nature and passion for animals in her paintings.  Join Pauline for a talk and see her works in this presentation.  Pauline lives in Jackson and enjoys sketching and taking photos of wildlife for reference material. 

Uncovering History, One Track at a Time, Saturday, June 24.   The Lost Railway Museum will host a fundraiser on Saturday June 24, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm located at 142 W. Michigan Ave. Grass Lake, MI. The cost to attend is $100 per person. This fundraiser will showcase the progress of the building as well as the restoration of Car #47 replica. Reservations are required.  Visit www.LostRailwayMuseum.org to register.

Cascades Rotary Bandshell Summer Concert Series presents “Big Foot” Bob Shultz, Saturday, June 24 at 7pm.  Bob and his wailing saxophone makes his original and classic R&B, jump, swing and blues tunes speak to your soul.  Free, at Rotary Bandshell, next to the Cascades Falls.

Sunday, June 25

Walker Tavern Farmers Market at Walker Tavern, US 12 and M-50 in Brooklyn.  10am.  Followed by Walker Tavern Vintage Baseball, from 2 to 3pm.  Call (517) 241-0731 for more information.